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Cloud Control for ASP.NET

Wed, 05 Jul 2006 00:31:01 GMT

Web sites such as del.icio.us, Technorati and Flickr, which allow tagging of their content, depict the popularity of tags using a tag cloud. The popular items have larger font sizes. This concept can be applied to any list of items where each item has an associated weight. For example, a list of products can be displayed in a cloud weighed by the cost of a product. Using the ASP.NET server control presented in this article, you can display your own domain specific items as a cloud.

Mock Objects are your Friend

Tue, 04 Jul 2006 23:21:01 GMT

"One of a Test Driven Developer's best allies is the mock object. Mocks or stubs have always been one of the best tools to create smaller unit tests by providing a boundary condition of known behavior. What might not be as obvious is the usage of mock objects as a design tool and a mechanism to maintain that all important productive Flow."

Compile your application online with Compilr

Sun, 02 Jul 2006 20:14:01 GMT

Away from home? No compiler? Type your source code in and have it compiled online. Just choose a language and enter your code in the box. Choose a language by clicking on the language below. You can either use C#, VB.NET, C or Fortran currently. Once you have finished typing your code, click "Compile now" and the compiler will show you any errors or just send you the file. Compilr will also perform syntax hilighting on your code to help with editing and debugging. Enjoy.

Using Subversion from PowerShell

Fri, 30 Jun 2006 14:57:01 GMT

Using Subversion from PowerShell

Creating Dynamic Email Signatures

Wed, 28 Jun 2006 16:05:01 GMT

very handy tutorial showing you how to build dynamic email signatures. you could have these displaying pretty much anything (RSS feeds are used in the example).

Create Unlimited Subdomains with HTTP Modules

Wed, 28 Jun 2006 09:17:01 GMT

Brendan Tompkins show us how to map incoming subdomain HTTP requests to a HTTP Module

Fireball Framework - Free .NET Syntax Highlight Control and More

Wed, 28 Jun 2006 01:09:01 GMT

Fireball Framework is project that aim to create the best controls and libraries for developer, the project already contains some control, CodeEditorControl with Syntax Highlight, Collections,Outlook Navigation bar and etc.. Here are some compiled examples: http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/dotnetfireball/FireEdit_Bin.zip?download Simply Excellent !!

Over 30 Cheatsheets for developers

Tue, 27 Jun 2006 18:21:01 GMT

There are no .NET languages in this list, but it is still quite useful. From the article : "Lets face it, unless you have a photographic memory, no developer can remember all the different functions, options, tags, etc. that exist. Documentation can be cumbersome at times, thats why I like cheat sheets. They are quick references that feature the most commonly forgotten things on a specific topic. You can print them out and hang them on your wall, or just keep them handy in your bookmarks for quick reference."

A Testing Mail Server For Unit Testing Email Functionality

Thu, 01 Jun 2006 00:01:01 GMT

Use a light-weight .NET mail server for testing your email sending code

MVC architecture in ASP.Net using C# and Microsoft Data Access Applica

Tue, 28 Feb 2006 19:14:47 GMT

In this article we will learn how to use Microsoft Data Access Application block in ASP.Net using C#

How to create file Upload form using AJAX tech

Thu, 02 Mar 2006 18:21:00 GMT

File uploading thru HTTP is always big problem for websites. There are some restrictions from client and server sides. But with growing internet channels bandwidth one of major problem is file size. Sometimes it's impossible to send 500MB file to webserver due to request length limit. One of the workaround is to increase maximal request length on webserver, but it may cause server restart when memory limit will be exceeded. For example: IIS APS.NET webserver. We increases..........

NxBRE - An Open Source Rules Engine

Sat, 28 Jan 2006 20:37:00 GMT

NxBRE offers both an Inference and Flow rules engine making it a very versatile business rule engine.

Overview of Server Controls in ASP.NET 2.0

Thu, 26 Jan 2006 04:18:00 GMT

In this tutorial you will go through an overview of server controls, adaptive rendering, control state, new controls such as Multiview control, Wizard control, BulletedList, DynamicImage and the FileUpload Control

ASP .NET Sitemap Macro

Mon, 23 Jan 2006 13:32:29 GMT

A macro from K Scott Allen for Visual Studio to walk through an ASP .NET project and create a web.sitemap file.

CLR Inside Out - Improving Application Startup Time

Sun, 22 Jan 2006 11:50:00 GMT

claudio caldato discusses some tips for improving the startup time of your .net applications.

Flexible and Plug-in-based .NET Application using Provider Pattern

Thu, 19 Jan 2006 15:01:00 GMT

This paper demonstrates creating a flexible, extensible, plug-in-based .NET application (JOM - Smart Job Manager). JOM is an asynchronous job processing engine built using the MS Provider design pattern and the .NET technology available today.